Purchaser Index

Purchaser Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Benefit Function Shape	-	False	1	In (0,1)	False	Shape of the benefit function.
Bid Price	$/MWh	True	-10000		False	Value of energy in band
Bid Quantity	MW	True	0	≥0	False	Quantity bid in band
Demand Fn Intercept	$	False	0	≥0	False	Demand function vertical intercept
Demand Fn Slope	$/MWh	False	0	≤0	False	Demand function slope
Fixed Load	MW	False	0	≥0	False	Fixed load
Interruptible Load Logic	-	False	0	In (0,-1)	False	If the interruptible load supplied by the Purchaser is limited by the amount of cleared load bids.
Load Obligation	MW	False	0	≥0	False	Load obligation for capacity reserves.
Load Settlement Source	-	False	0	In (0,1)	False	Source used to determine price paid by loads.
Marginal Loss Factor	-	False	1	≥0	False	Transmission marginal loss factor (MLF or TLF)
Max Benefit Function Tranches	-	False	10	≥1	False	Maximum number of tranches in the piecewise linear benefit function.
Max Energy	MWh	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum energy
Max Energy Day	GWh	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum energy in day
Max Energy Hour	MW	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum energy in hour
Max Energy Month	GWh	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum energy in month
Max Energy Penalty	$/GWh	False	-1		False	Penalty applied to violations of [Max Energy] and [Max Load Factor] constraints.
Max Energy Week	GWh	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum energy in week
Max Energy Year	GWh	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum energy in year
Max Load	MW	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum load (sum of cleared demand bids)
Max Load Factor	%	False	100	Between 0 And 100	False	Maximum load factor
Max Load Factor Day	%	False	100	Between 0 And 100	False	Maximum load factor in day
Max Load Factor Hour	%	False	100	Between 0 And 100	False	Maximum load factor in hour
Max Load Factor Month	%	False	100	Between 0 And 100	False	Maximum load factor in month
Max Load Factor Week	%	False	100	Between 0 And 100	False	Maximum load factor in week
Max Load Factor Year	%	False	100	Between 0 And 100	False	Maximum load factor in year
Max Ramp Down	MW/min	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum ramp down rate
Max Ramp Up	MW/min	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum ramp up rate
Min Energy	MWh	False	0	≥0	False	Minimum energy
Min Energy Day	GWh	False	0	≥0	False	Minimum energy in day
Min Energy Hour	MW	False	0	≥0	False	Minimum energy in hour
Min Energy Month	GWh	False	0	≥0	False	Minimum energy in month
Min Energy Penalty	$/GWh	False	10000000		False	Penalty applied to violations of [Min Energy] and [Min Load Factor] constraints.
Min Energy Week	GWh	False	0	≥0	False	Minimum energy in week
Min Energy Year	GWh	False	0	≥0	False	Minimum energy in year
Min Load	MW	False	0	≥0	False	Minimum load if any load is cleared.
Min Load Factor	%	False	0	Between 0 And 100	False	Minimum load factor
Min Load Factor Day	%	False	0	Between 0 And 100	False	Minimum load factor in day
Min Load Factor Hour	%	False	0	Between 0 And 100	False	Minimum load factor in hour
Min Load Factor Month	%	False	0	Between 0 And 100	False	Minimum load factor in month
Min Load Factor Week	%	False	0	Between 0 And 100	False	Minimum load factor in week
Min Load Factor Year	%	False	0	Between 0 And 100	False	Minimum load factor in year
Price Setting	Yes/No	False	-1	In (0,-1)	False	Flag if the Purchaser can set price
Strategic Load Rating	MW	False	0		False	Purchaser Load rating for application in RSI capacity calculations.
Tariff	$/MWh	False	0		False	Price paid by customers for load bid cleared
Units	-	False	1	In (0,1)	True	Flag if the Purchaser is in service
x	-	True	0		False	Value to pass-through to solution
y	-	True	0		False	Value to pass-through to solution
z	-	True	0		False	Value to pass-through to solution

Purchaser Nodes Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Load Participation Factor	-	False	1	Between -1 And 1	False	Proportion of purchaser load taken at the node

Purchaser Companies Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Share	%	False	100	Between 0 And 100	False	Percentage share of ownership

Purchaser Constraints Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Load Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of purchaser demand
Load Obligation Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of load obligation in the constraint
Reserve Provision Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of reserve provision

Purchaser Objectives Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Load Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of purchaser demand
Load Obligation Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of load obligation
Reserve Provision Coefficient	MW	False	0		False	Coefficient of interruptible load provision

Purchaser Output Properties

Name	Summary Name	Property Group	Phases	Multi-band	Description
Bid Cleared - MW	Bid Cleared - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	True	Bid cleared in band
Bid Price - $/MWh	Bid Price - $/MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	True	Value of energy in band
Bid Quantity - MW	Bid Quantity - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	True	Quantity bid in band
Cleared Bid Price - $/MWh	Cleared Bid Price - $/MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Price of marginal bid band
Cleared Bid Value - $	Cleared Bid Value - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Area cleared under demand curve
Cleared Reserve Offer Cost - $	Cleared Reserve Offer Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Area cleared under reserve offer curve
Cost to Load - $	Cost to Load - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Cost of energy purchases
Load - MW	Load - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Purchaser load
Load Factor - %	Load Factor - %	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Proportion of load bids cleared
Load Obligation - MW	Load Obligation - MW	Capacity	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Load obligation for capacity reserves.
Max Energy Violation - MW	Max Energy Violation - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Violation of [Max Energy] or [Max Load Factor] constraints.
Max Energy Violation Cost - $	Max Energy Violation Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Cost of [Max Energy] or [Max Load Factor] constraint violations.
Min Energy Violation - MW	Min Energy Violation - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Violation of [Min Energy] or [Min Load Factor] constraints.
Min Energy Violation Cost - $	Min Energy Violation Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Cost of [Min Energy] or [Min Load Factor] constraint violations.
Price Paid - $/MWh	Price Paid - $/MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Price paid for energy
Reserves Revenue - $	Reserves Revenue - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Revenue earned from interruptible load provision
x	x	Pass-through	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	True	Value to pass-through to solution
y	y	Pass-through	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	True	Value to pass-through to solution
z	z	Pass-through	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	True	Value to pass-through to solution